Annals of the Four Masters
Entry for AD 432 | |
| Author | Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh Fearfeasa Ó Maol Chonaire Cú Choigríche Ó Duibhgeannáin |
|---|---|
| Original title | Annála Ríoghachta Éireann |
| Translator | Owen Connellan John O'Donovan |
| Language | Early Modern Irish and Latin |
| Subject | Medieval Irish history |
| Genre | annals |
Publication date | 1636 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
Published in English | 1846 |
| Media type | Manuscript |
| 941.5 | |
| LC Class | DA905 .A6 |
| Website | https://www.ria.ie/library/catalogues/special-collections/medieval-and-early-modern-manuscripts/annals-four-masters |
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland (Middle Irish: Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the Annals of the Four Masters (Annála na gCeithre Máistrí) are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Deluge, dated as 2,242 years after creation to AD 1616.
The work was compiled between 1632 and 1636 under the direction of Mícheál Ó Cléirigh and his collaborators, collectively known as the Four Masters. According to modern scholarship, including evidence from the Louvain Papers, the compilation was created at the Franciscan house of refuge at Bundrowes (Bun Drobhaoise) in Bundoran, County Donegal, which served as a base for the friars following the destruction of their original monastery at Donegal Town.